Adventure Time (DS, 3DS) will be like Zelda 2

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According to WayForward, the Adventure Time 3DS/DS project will contain adventure gameplay. The studio considered making it a puzzle-platformer or brawler, but thought that it wouldn&#8217;t be true to the show&#8217;s title.

WayForward designer Matt Bozon said the team &#8220;decided that something like Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link was the common ground&#8221;. He added:

&#8220;Because of this our top-view areas focus on quests and exploration, and the side view combines combat with platforming.&#8221;

ND: Was [a top-down game development approach] the case with the Adventure Time video game?

Voldi: That one was actually very collaborative with [Adventure Time creator] Pendleton Ward because he had been tweeting about game designs forever, you know, like, &#8220;Oh I want it to be Zelda meets, you know, whatever,&#8221; so that one was very collaborative. And he actually has really good gameplay sensibilities too, you know, but he and Matt Bozon would just go on these sprees where they would just kind of work out what was happening. So yeah, that one&#8217;s been pretty fun. I wouldn&#8217;t say that one was as bottom-up. That one, he had come up with a story, like the garbage stealing thing, and he probably drew it on a napkin. I don&#8217;t know actually. He&#8217;s so funny because almost any email he sends there&#8217;s a picture attached, like some little sketch of, you know, Finn doing a thumbs up or something.

In other words, instead of WayForward's typical work-for-hire games where they have a story, a setting, etc. and design a game around it, here they design the game first, then added the story. Plus, it's being worked closely with the Adventure Time creator himself, who seems cool, I guess. lol.

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Sounds cool, I'll have to keep my eye on it. I generally like WayForward, but it seems like the quality of their output varies widely. To be fair though, even at their worst they still churn out infinitely better licensed games than most developers. Hell, I've considered buying some of their stuff I have barely any interest in just to admire the sprite work.